Schools Premises Officer

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work for an organisation that makes a difference? An organisation that nurtures its staff, encourages development and rewards staff for their hard work. If the answer is yes, then this is the place for you!

We are looking for a Schools Premises Officer to provide an effective and efficient administrative service to approximately 100 schools.

This is hybrid-working role, with flexibility to work from home for up to 40% of the working week.  

Position: Schools Premises Officer

Location: Oxford/hybrid

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Salary: £40,041.20 to £43,120.75 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 2 June 2024

Interview Date: Tuesday 11 June 2024, Oxford

The Role

We are seeking a Schools Premises Officer to provide an effective and efficient administrative service to approximately 100 schools and ODBE in respect of the delivery of capital projects and property management.  This is a key role which will involve working with many different stakeholders across the Diocese, including external consultants, Head teachers, bursars, school business managers, Governing Bodies and their representatives.

About You

The successful candidate will need to have excellent communication skills and ability to deal with people at all levels to gain trust and maintain good working relationships with key stakeholders; excellent project management skills with the ability to ensure that contracts are carried out within costs, on time and to the correct quality level and good financial budgeting skills to manage the delivery of capital projects.

You do not need to be a practising Christian or have a faith to work with us - around 50% of staff are not practising Christians but are comfortable with the Christian ethos that underpins the work it does. However, all staff do have a desire to make a difference.

Please note this role does require the post holder to have the ability to travel within a large geographical and sometimes within rural areas where there is no access to public transport when required.

The Organisation

The Diocese is the administrative area of the Church, broadly speaking, covers the three counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. There are 815 churches in the Diocese – more than any other diocese in the Church of England. So, in many ways the best description is that it is the family of the 55,000 or so regular worshippers in these churches.

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday per annum, rising each year by one day to a maximum of 30 days
• In addition to the statutory UK public holidays, the Diocese offers three privilege days
• Hybrid working
• Free parking and subsidised on-site café
• Generous employer pension contribution of 12.5% which includes death in service benefit (5% Employee Contribution)
• Electric car and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes
• Access to wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced family-friendly policies and a generous sick pay provision
• Access to low-interest financial services from Churches Mutual Credit Union including loans
• An attractive modern working environment

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. If you do not hear back, your application has not been successful.

You may also have experience in areas such as Project Officer, Project Manager, Contracts Manager, Contracts Officer, Contracts Project Officer, Housing Project Officer, Buildings Project Manager, Site Contracts Officer, Premises, Buildings, Site, Contract. 

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.